The Ark Bookstore

The Ark is one of those places that you might want to do ALL of your holiday shopping at. The online store is packed with lots of interesting items such as singing bowls, Thai, Bali and Hindu statues, gongs, Books, and Tarot. The music section is large, although you can't listen to a preview online. Each day the Ark offers 20% off of a selected item.

My Experience:
The Ark has a physical location in Santa Fe, NM with an energy of calm and peace. As an 8 room house converted to store, each corner, crevice and wall is filled. The focus tends to be books and music, but there is a nice selection of Tarot, crystals and jewelry, singing bowls and gongs, incense and Buddhist items.

My favorite thing to do in the Ark is to browse the used book section for something that jumps out at me. This section covers about 4 walls and shrinks or grows with the season. Unfortunately, used books are not offered on the website.

Specifics:

1. Service-Bookstore
2. Price-Variable
3. Website-http://arkbooks.com/
4. Email-Contact info on website
5. On the Map-133 Romero, Santa Fe, NM

Visions by Sheena

This store has no online presence, which goes against the tenants I had set out, but I thought that perhaps, I'd modify them somewhat. If you just happen to be in the downtown Monterey area, this store has a lovely selection of crystals, bath salts and some oils. There was a room set aside for readings: Visions by Sheena and Readings by Angela.

My Experience:
I did not get to experience anything but the store, which is small, and contains a typical variety of metaphysical trinkets. The store itself seemed to cater more to the Monterey tourist or gift shopper than a hardcore metaphysical looker. I also know nothing about the readings performed either by Angela or Sheena, but had the lucky chance to meet Angela in the store. She was manning the front desk and seemed young and sweet and gave me a nifty pen! If you have more information on the store or readings, please leave a comment or rate the store below.

Specifics:

1. Service- Store
2. Price-Variable
3. Website-NONE
4. Phone-831-655-2273
5. On the Map-345 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940

Intuitive Email Readings by Kim Wencl

I've been seeing Kim Wencl pop up in the Blogosphere for some time now and am pleased to introduce her to you as not just a blogger, but an intuitive reader. Kim has been doing readings for almost 3 years and I sense that for her, it is a vital part of her own, personal journey. If you want to get to know Kim, her inspirations and passions, stop by her blog, Love Lives On which she started in mid-2007.

Kim graduated from Kathryn Harwig's Intuitive Mastery Classes in 2005 and has been a practicing Intuitive/Medium ever since. From Kim:

I want people to know that everyone has the ability to be intuitive ... everyone is ... they just don't take the time to realize it or to study it, or work on it ... but it's there in each of us. My intuitive abilities were honed as a direct result of losing my oldest daughter in 2003. I found Kathryn Harwig, an internationally renowned psychic and author. Kathryn helped me first to deal with my daughter's death and know that she was fine and that she would still be a part of my life. In 2005 I took Intuitive Mastery Classes from Kathryn. My hope was that I could learn to communicate with my daughter on my own.

I did learn to do that ... but I also learned that I was able to get information for other people ... and not only information but also I was able to communicate with others on the other side of the veil and pass on information to their loved ones.

It was totally unexpected ... but it was undeniably true. Once I realized how valuable this gift could be to help others I was on board and have done readings for 3 years. Of course, I don't always get it right ... but I do what I can and I always ask God to help me.

My Experience with Kim's Readings:
Kim was kind enough to give me a personal reading so I could experience what she does.
Her readings are conducted by email, so I emailed her my question:

I decided to do a 10-day fast a few weeks ago (I have done these for
years) but this fast ended after 5 days due to chest pain I was having.
Could you offer me some insight into where that chest pain came
from, or what it was pointing out for me?
I expected a response after perhaps a day.  I had her intuitive response
within a half-hour in my inbox-

My sense is that the chest pains you were experiencing were very
real...but it wasn't a physical reaction you were having from
the fast.
In fact, that entire weekend had been amazingly emotional and turbulent
on many, many levels.  What is interesting, is that while I had personally
invested some time into exploring where this odd chest pain had come
from, I had no real solution to the puzzle.  Kim offered me a completely
new point of view-
It feels more like an emotional reaction but the emotions were not
your emotions ... they were from someone else close to you who you
picked up on and they were manifesting themselves to you.
A nice thing about this emailed reading was that Kim broke her response
into 3 parts:  Her reading, a suggestion on how to respond to this
situation, and a place I can look to find more information.  To me,
this is invaluable information if I want to explore avenues of healing.  

She also offers to answer my questions on her reading, which I
particularly like.  This is not just a "here's my answer and see
ya" kind of deal.  Kim interacts very consciously  with her
clients.  Many thanks, Kim, for the thought-provoking reading!

Specifics:

1. Service- Intuitive email readings
   
2. Price-$20 per emailed question. Payments can be made via Paypal or check.
   
3. Website-See her blog at www.kimwencl.wordpress.com for general info on Kim. No real marketing website (yet!).
   
4. Email- kimberlywencl@gmail.com
5. On the Map-Owatonna, Minnesota

Welcome to the Spiritual Farmer's Market!

For this blog, I'd like to define a spiritual market as any online site selling a product(s) or service(s) or physical store with a website that sells a product(s) or service(s) relating to the "spiritual" world. And, even though I say "online" I'm willing to slide completely from that to accommodate great spiritual markets by the not-so-technical. If you have read my other blog, Spiritual Blog Reviews, then you probably know that I have a very open mind when it comes to applying the label "spiritual", so please submit your sites!

Also, since I am not omnipresent, I would hope that if you have experienced a particular service, product, or store (that is not your own) and you would like to share with the readers here that you volunteer to be a reviewer! Let's spread the word! I ask that you follow the format in my reviews to include a basic description, your experience and the specifics.

If you have an item or service to sell and would like to see it on this site, please email me the information. Include when possible:

1. What you are selling- Be specific! If you want a good review from me, be sure to include as many details as you can! If possible, include something specific that you want people to know about you and your product/service.
   
2. Category- Whether your item is a product or a service, I would like to know which subcategory you think it should go in (ex-books, healing, massage, artwork...etc).
   
3. Pictures- Essential for products and services alike as people tend to be visually oriented. If you do not have a picture for a service, consider sending one of yourself.
4. Background- Give us some history on your product- why did you choose to sell it. What is unique about your situation and how it relates to your product. If this is a service, be sure to include why you believe you are qualified to perform this service.
5. Time- How long have you been selling this product/service?
   
6. Website- Where can people go to check out your product/service/store?
   
7. Pricing- If you do not have set pricing, please specify a range or contributors to the price. Also, how do you receive payment?
   
8. Physical Location- I will include a map of stores and services, so if you would like to be on the map, please give me an address.

OPTIONAL: If you are confident in your service or product and would like a plug from me, contact me about a personal evaluation. While I will offer this service for free, I would also expect to receive your product or service for free too. This is, of course, entirely optional, but may give you more credibility in the eyes of the readers!

Remember, this site is designed to serve as a continuing reference for those seeking spiritual goods and services. If you discontinue your product or service, please let me know! Likewise, if pricing or product information changes, I will need to update your review.

I wish you the best with your ventures!